Like Mike is a 2002 American sports comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet. Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover and Eugene Levy, the film follows an orphan who gets basketball talents after finding a pair of Michael Jordan's shoes. It was produced by NBA Productions, and features cameo appearances by NBA players. The film was released on July 3, 2002, by 20th Century Fox.
Director | John Schultz |
Produced by | Barry Josephson, Peter Heller |
Screenplay by | Michael Elliot, Jordan Moffet |
Story by | Michael Elliot |
Starring | Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover, Eugene Levy |
Music | Richard Gibbs |
Cinematography | Shawn Maurer |
Edited by | Peter Berger, John Pace |
Production, company | NBA Entertainment, Heller Highwater Productions, Josephson Entertainment |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Released | July 03, 2002 (United States) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million |
Box office | $62.3 million |
Netflix ID | 60023596 |
About Like Mike
A young teen orphan boy becomes an NBA superstar after putting on a pair of sneakers with Michael Jordan's initials faded on the inside.
Achievement of Like Mike
A standalone sequel called Like Mike 2: Streetball was released in June of 2006. More than 15 NBA players make cameos in the movie.
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